Leftover Market

Leftover Market: the market for those that have been left behind. With this evocative title, Taiwanese artist Su PinWen connects the notion of waste in our capitalist society with the way female are judged as commodities – according to their age, status or body. In all areas of production, from fashion to food, what is no longer wanted is discarded. In an immersive, uncompromising performance, Su PinWen examines the unspoken aspects of a value system that conceals the commodification of human beings, questioning our judgments and dissecting our behavior. Changing hisappearance, PinWen embodies other selves, manipulates contemporary injunctionsand signs, and puts our gaze and perception to the test through a critical body that reflects the contradictions of a social organization that stifles our lives. A manifesto for the freedom to exist outside the logic of consumerism, Leftover Market joyfully shatters frameworks and identities.

Su PinWen

A multidisciplinary artist, Su PinWen uses elements of body art, improvisation and dance to create participatory forms. In projects such as Girl's note and Leftover Market, his stage work examines the injunctions imposed on female bodies and the artificial nature of gender norms. Su PinWen has transformed his practice to turn his body into a critical tool - reflecting on the structures of Chinese culture and society from a feminist and committed perspective.